St James State of Emergency

[Rob]

For obvious reasons, the actual names, number of confiscations and arrests are being kept under wraps. The less the bad guys know while the active operations are under way the better.

But as has been reported here by our members, the parish borders had check points. Those were in place before the local area operations took place.

The fact that the local populace are feeling good about the current results is a very good sign.

There is a newly released list for the "most wanted" in St. James that was released yesterday. Locals are feeling emboldened as new intel is being gathered.

When it comes down to it, the locals will be the ones maintaining the peace after the SOE is over.

[Todd]

I am anxious to hear about the actual results from these actions. Great to hear that people feel more safe, but I would like to hear about arrests and illegal firearm confiscations - I'm sure these will come, just don't want to think the criminal elements just scattered themselves and their hardware around the island. News or no news, I am heading to Negril!

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/...3?profile=1606

[halfwaytree]

Glad to hear that the measures taken are bearing fruit.

[Odinson]

Thanks Todd - I didn't get to the Observer until just now. This is a good start!

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/...3?profile=1606

[Marko]

Glad to hear that the measures taken are bearing fruit.

As well as the security forces being in St James during this State of Emergency......they are also in other Parrish's too.....
the security forces have been in the Westmoreland Parrish with Sav to be exact.....mi have seen them

Cool Runnings, Marko

[Rob]

As well as the security forces being in St James during this State of Emergency......they are also in other Parrish's too.....
the security forces have been in the Westmoreland Parrish with Sav to be exact.....mi have seen them

Cool Runnings, Marko

Yes, this action seems to have been deployed according to plan. Spanish Town was under a curfew during the early hours when the operation began.

All my friends are encouraged by how things are transpiring. And the police hotlines have been busier than ever. So far, very encouraging on all accounts!

[Kold Ass Mofo]

unreal how many people here have asked me about the safety of my trip next month. same people who couldn't find Jamaica on a map if you held a gun to their head. i guess this is a big deal because we NEVER see the military on the streets in the states he says sarcastically.

[JohnNYC]

I walked past dozens of fully armed military personnel in Penn Station 10 minutes ago, and didn't see anyone overreacting. It's u fortunate they're required at all, but their presence makes you feel like you're in the safest place there could be.

[Kold Ass Mofo]

I walked past dozens of fully armed military personnel in Penn Station 10 minutes ago, and didn't see anyone overreacting. It's u fortunate they're required at all, but their presence makes you feel like you're in the safest place there could be.

Penn Station would probably rank very high in the safest places in the world index. The SOE advisories for Jamaican tourists are ridiculous.

For instance, my dentist is a huge fan of live Mobay music. For 30 years he and his very timid wife have done AIs in Mobay and hit the clubs for music after dark, AND they have known for 30+ years that after sunset you need to be more aware, and not so &^%$ed up that you forget that tidbit. Basic common sense no matter where you happen to be on planet Earth. Home or abroad. The basic language of the all new profound SOE advisories - big whoop. If the US issued an advisory every time they took military action via the local and state police on US soil the internet would break.

The Jamaican govt should consider a class action lawsuit against the govt agencies in the countries that have harmed the travel industry with this nonsense. Or, the next Norwegian tourist that gets jacked in a rental car a block from O'Hara or JFK should file a lawsuit against the US State Department for not considering their safety.

Cool Runnings to you John! Two blocks from Penn Station should be under a SOE alert, same with 30th Street in Philly, and especially Union Station in DC.

[mjc12771]

I want to first say we are not scared to travel but want to say what just happened to us. We traveled from a Mobay to treasue Beach on Friday (still here) and just outside White House we roll up to what our driver thinks is an accident but turns out to be a Jamaican was just shot and truck stolen (minutes before we arrive). He is bleeding, coughing up blood but was moving extremities. They were loading him in a van to get him to Black River. This was on the main road. Our driver was worried we would be afraid and continued to tell us stuff like this doesn’t happen in TB and rarely are tourist in Jamaica harmed. It was scary to think only if we were minutes sooner we would have seen what happened. Just was a crazy Experience.